1918 – Company founded by Kinnosuke Sakai with the aim of parts manufacturing for automobiles and steam locomotives.
1929 – Launched Japan’s first internal combustion engine road roller.
1935 – Global expansion began with the first exports to Thailand.
1956 – Began manufacturing vibratory rollers (SR1 model).
1968 – The innovative R1 three-wheel static roller debuted; ancestor to today’s R2 line.
1970 – Joint venture, P.T. SAKAI SAKTI, was established in Jakarta, Indonesia to assemble and repair road rollers.
1976 – Sakai America, Inc. established in Delaware, USA for the purpose of importing/exporting and selling Sakai equipment.
1981 – Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. This index, established just after WWII, is reserved for large main-market companies.
1995 – lchiro Sakai, grandson of founder Kinnosuke Sakai, promoted to President. Establishment of PT. SAKAI INDONESIA. Manufacturing begins in Bekasi, Indonesia.
1999 – Development of carbon-neutral electric asphalt roller technology began…well before the topic gained importance globally.
2000 – U.S. manufacturing began in Adairsville, Georgia. The first production compactor built here is still running on local construction job sites today and still owned by the original purchasing contractor.
2003 – Manufacturing expands to Shanghai, China with the establishment of SAKAI INDUSTRIES (SHANGHAI), LTD.
2004 – World’s first vibratory pneumatic tired roller (GW750) developed; predecessor to today’s GW754…still the world’s only such machine.
2018 – Celebrated 100 year anniversary since the company’s founding in 1918.
2019 – Established a new factory in Indonesia to expand global business.